Philippine officials have secured a written deal with a Saudi firm for the release of the unpaid wages of its around 1,400 Filipino employees, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said Thursday.
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Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fueling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said on Tuesday as it launched an index spotlighting those nations doing least to bridge the divide.
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The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a bill that allows private-sector employees to telecommute or work from their homes, the office of Senator Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday.
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MANILA - Leaders of some churches, labor and human rights organizations on Sunday vowed to continue challenging alleged abuses of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government amid what they claimed to be a sudden upsurge in surveillance and public vilification.
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